"Nathalie, are you going to take the Gaokao?"
"Uh, Nathalie, you're not planning to go to Tsinghua University?"
"The Gaokao..."
Nathalie's choice of Tsinghua University's Traditional Chinese Medicine Department was common knowledge. Her sudden announcement of taking the Gaokao caught a whole bunch of students from class A off guard. They felt sorry for her. After all, Tsinghua University was one of the most prestigious institutions in the country. Nathalie was already guaranteed admission to Tsinghua University—the thought of her taking the Gaokao and, should she perform poorly... she might end up at a less prestigious university.
But upon second thought, since Nathalie had chosen the weakest department of Tsinghua University, they felt it wouldn't be a bad idea for her to take the Gaokao again and reconsider her choice of university and major.